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Historical Events In December - 21

Tuesday, 19 March 2024

1988  Pan Am "Flight 103" explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  On December - 21 bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  On December - 21 romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (executed 12/25)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  US invades Panama and ousts General Noriega on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  On December - 21 jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On December - 21 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery (#47996)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On December - 21 el Sayid Nosair acquitted of killing Meir Kahane  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On December - 21 ted Turner and Jane Fonda wed  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1992  Albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71 on December - 21.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  On December - 21 philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1994  Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on December - 21.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1995  On this day in history robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1996  On this day in history margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1997  Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2006  Australian cricketer Shane Warne announces his retirement from the sport on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2006  Saparmurat Niyazov, the dictator of Turkmenistan dies unexpectedly, sparking world concern over a possible power vacuum and instability in this energy-rich country on December - 21.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2007  Queen Elizabeth II became the oldest-ever Monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2007  On December - 21 the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the Schengen border-free zone.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2010  The first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Northern winter solstice and Southern summer solstice since 1638 takes place on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2012  On December - 21 39 people are killed in violent clashes in Kenya  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2017  On this day in history uN General Assembly votes 128 to 9 to denounce US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  Tennis Australia announces a 10-point tie break to be implemented in Australian Open when deciding set reaches 6-6; takes place of 2-game advantage final sets on December - 21.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 22,445 after its worst week since 2008 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] 36 cases are reported on the Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme in the Chilean Antarctic Territory, marking the first infections in Antarctica, the last continent to report infections on December - 21.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2020  A great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2023  On this day in history the European Court of Justice rules that threats by FIFA and UEFA to sanction football clubs that wish to join the European Super League are unlawful.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2023  The deadliest mass shooting in the Czech Republic's history occurs at a Prague university, with 15 killed and 25 others wounded on December - 21.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In December - 21

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1117  On December - 21 birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1596  On this day in history birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1628  On December - 21 birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In December - 21

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0918  On December - 21 conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1504  On December - 21 death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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